With a view to create awareness for conservation of trees, nonprofit organisation, Open Wildlife lounge (OWl), organised a photo exhibition entitled “A tree story” here at the lalit Kala Akademi on Monday.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Development Commissioner- cum-Additional Chief Secretary UN Behera. Out of 700, a total of 120 photographs were selected and displayed in the gallery.
The photos depicted a group of people sitting under a tree and gossiping, two girls choosing a place under a tree to talk, dense forest, bells hanging in a tree, an elephant in a densely wooded forest and silhouettes of trees—all to underscore the importance of unblemished nature and greenery.
Shampa Kabi clicked a snap of kites stuck in a tree in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat at kite flying time. A professional photographer, Tanuja Sethi had three frames in the gallery which she captured in Bhitarkanika and Gupteswar, Koraput. All the photographs were eye-catching.
Organising member Subhendu Mallick said, “Our objective behind organising the exhibition is conservation of tree and creating awareness among the people about it.”
This is the second edition of the exhibition, Mallick informed. He also said last year the fund generated through the exhibition on
“Mangalajodi” was utilised for the village development of Mangalajodi. The funds generated from this year’s exhibition would be used exclusively for conservation work related to trees, Mallick added. The seven-day exhibition will conclude on May 3.